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eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons and is on the bench. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out, having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. scrum half rhys webb is also recalled after injury. scotland play ireland on saturday. glasgow pairjosh strauss and fraser brown and stormers centre hquones come in to vern cotter‘s starting 15 for that match, as they try to end a run of 11 years without a win in their tournament opener. the players have a vision for the six nations tournament. they are working hard to dry and achieve and become better. that is the only way you can approach it. get through the scheme. there are no guarantees in sport. that desire that we have seen for the last few seasons is there. injured ireland fly—half johnny sexton has an outside chance of being fit to face italy next weekend according to coach joe schmidt — but paddy jackson will pl
eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons and is on the bench. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out, having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. scrum half rhys webb is also recalled after injury. scotland play ireland on saturday. glasgow pairjosh strauss and fraser brown and...
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whilst wasps eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. sam warburton returns to the wales‘s starting 15 for their match with italy on sunday. it‘s one of five changes to the team that beat south africa in the autumn international back in november. captain alun wyn jones will lead the side in rome. ukrainian rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching german rider marcel kittel in the face during stage 3. kittel, who still leads the race after winning the first two stages, has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel, who ended up a cut eyebrow and blood streaming down his face, says what happened has nothing to do with cycling, and he won‘t accept it. that‘s all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc.co.uk/sport — and i‘ll have more in the next hour. john,
whilst wasps eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. sam warburton returns to the wales‘s starting 15 for their match with italy on sunday. it‘s one of five changes to the team that beat south africa in the autumn international back in november. captain alun wyn jones will lead the side in rome. ukrainian rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour...
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union and a thrilling encounter in cardiff was won by england over wales thanks to a late try from eliot daly. they've extended their record winning run to 16 now... but spent most the match holding the welsh at bay. the home side pretty much throughout before daly‘s touchdown in the final five minutes. if you could bottle the ingredients that got england over the line today, as with france, what is it? it is gripped. the players believe we can be the best in the world. if you want to be the best you have to win the games. you are not at your best against an opposition playing well, and we did that today. after defeat to scotland last week... they ran in nine tries to score the competition's first bonus point thanks to a 63—10 thrashing. that is all the sport for now. the movie industry in pakistan has long been overshadowed by the output from bollywood — so when indian films were boycotted in pakistan, many cinemas reported falling audiences. that ban has now been lifted — but pakistani actors are still effectively prevented from working in india. now one pakistani leading man i
union and a thrilling encounter in cardiff was won by england over wales thanks to a late try from eliot daly. they've extended their record winning run to 16 now... but spent most the match holding the welsh at bay. the home side pretty much throughout before daly‘s touchdown in the final five minutes. if you could bottle the ingredients that got england over the line today, as with france, what is it? it is gripped. the players believe we can be the best in the world. if you want to be the...
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eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. after announcing his side today, eddiejones addressed comments made by former scotland and british lions coach jim tellfer who compared jones to donald trump and said the twickenham crowd "look down their noses at the opposition." unsurprisingly, jones doesn't agree..... we don't behave arrogantly, i think that we are very respectful, if you look at our record on the field, and our interaction with the opposition teams, it is hardly disrespectful. to have a go at the crowd at twickenham, i think is a little bit out of order. the easy thing is, at twickenham. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out, having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. scrum half rhys webb is also recalled after injury. injured ireland fly—half jonny sexton has an outside chance of being fit to face italy next weekend accor
eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. after announcing his side today, eddiejones addressed comments made by former scotland and british lions coach jim tellfer who compared jones to donald trump and said the twickenham crowd "look down their noses at the opposition." unsurprisingly, jones doesn't agree..... we don't behave arrogantly, i think that we...
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eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. after announcing his side today, eddiejones addressed comments made by former scotland and british lions coach jim telfer who compared jones to donald trump and said the twickenham crowd "look down their noses at the opposition." unsurprisingly, jones doesn't agree. to have a go at the crowd in twickenham, i think it is out of order. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out, having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. scrum half rhys webb is also recalled after injury. injured ireland fly—half jonny sexton has an outside chance of being fit to face italy next weekend according to coachjoe schmidt, but paddy jackson will play against scotland at murrrayfield on saturday, with sexton sidelined with a calf injury. i think he has probably played about 82 minutes for the national team in the last eight
eliot daley will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench. after announcing his side today, eddiejones addressed comments made by former scotland and british lions coach jim telfer who compared jones to donald trump and said the twickenham crowd "look down their noses at the opposition." unsurprisingly, jones doesn't agree. to have a go at the crowd in twickenham, i think it...
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eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench alongsidejames haskell who's also named in the replacements. after announcing his side, eddie jones addressed comments made by the former scotland and british lions coachjim telfer, former scotland and british lions coach jim telfer, comparing jones former scotland and british lions coachjim telfer, comparing jones to donald trump, saying the england crowd and team looked down their noses at the opposition. crowd and team looked down their noses at the oppositionlj crowd and team looked down their noses at the opposition. i don't think that is true, we are very respectful. looking at our record on the field, interaction with opposition teams, hardly disrespectful. to have a go at at the crowd at twickenham, a little bit out of order. the easy thing is, jim, don't come to twickenham. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss o
eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench alongsidejames haskell who's also named in the replacements. after announcing his side, eddie jones addressed comments made by the former scotland and british lions coachjim telfer, former scotland and british lions coach jim telfer, comparing jones former scotland and british lions coachjim telfer, comparing jones to donald...
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eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench alongsidejames haskell who's also named in the replacements. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. but howley has gone for an experienced side, which also sees scrum half rhys webb recalled after injury. a goal of ours is to start well and i think that is a challenge. it's all about you pick the experience, they have to go out and play. when you look at the squad selector get on the side that started —— that starting, they have about a 70% winning ratio in the six nations. they know what winning looks like, smells like in the six nations and that's a challenge. after a 21 year career, the former england and chelsea midfielder frank lampard has announced his retirement from football. he became the london club's all time leading goalscorer in a spell which
eliot daly will start on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell, who missed two days of training this week due to personal reasons. he takes up a spot on the bench alongsidejames haskell who's also named in the replacements. wales interim coach rob howley has recalled sam warburton to his side to face italy in rome on sunday. there had been speculation he may miss out having been dropped as captain in favour of alun wyn jones. but howley has gone for an experienced side, which also sees...
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eliot daly, who was sent off in his last appearance for england against argentina, starts on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell who starts on the bench. jones has been hit with a number of injuries in the forwards, in the lead—up to the opening game of the tournament. sam warburton returns to the wales's starting xv for their match with italy on sunday. it's one of five changes to the team that beat south africa back in november. captain alun wyn jones will lead the side in rome. not a great day for the former world number one tiger woods, who failed to card a single birdie at the dubai desert classic. the 41—year—old has had three back operations in the past 19 months and returned to the game with a new swing. woods slumped to an opening 77 and failed to make a single birdie. england's ian poulter is the highest placed brit — he finished the day on 5—under and is two shots behind the leader, spain's sergio garcia. that's all sport for now. thank you, john, you do a good robot celebration yourself. we won't ask you to do it right now! the restings nation of the labo
eliot daly, who was sent off in his last appearance for england against argentina, starts on the wing in place of exeter‘s jack nowell who starts on the bench. jones has been hit with a number of injuries in the forwards, in the lead—up to the opening game of the tournament. sam warburton returns to the wales's starting xv for their match with italy on sunday. it's one of five changes to the team that beat south africa back in november. captain alun wyn jones will lead the side in rome. not...
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you are going to continue your defamation case against eliot spitzer. >> yes. betty: where does that stand right now? >> it's in the courts. we're waiting for an opinion from the appellate court. betty: are you relieved this is pretty much behind you now? >> i thank relieved is not the term. i'm glad the truth is coming out. i feel sorry for thousands of people who lost their jobs. i'm sorry what happened to a.i.g. as a result of all that. i'm sorry for the loss to the country of a great asset. it's wrong. the barton act should be abolished. it's a disgrace. betty: again, former a.i.g. c.e.o. hank greenberg. yvonne, hank mentioned he feels like a.i.g. as shell after company now. it is not quite a shell. it is certainly much smaller than it was before but it used to be this big insurance giant with a huge presence as well in asia before it started selling off assets and offices around in japan and elsewhere. greenberg of course with close relationships with government officials and china and elsewhere had made a, had a big foot print but not so much anymore. yvo
you are going to continue your defamation case against eliot spitzer. >> yes. betty: where does that stand right now? >> it's in the courts. we're waiting for an opinion from the appellate court. betty: are you relieved this is pretty much behind you now? >> i thank relieved is not the term. i'm glad the truth is coming out. i feel sorry for thousands of people who lost their jobs. i'm sorry what happened to a.i.g. as a result of all that. i'm sorry for the loss to the country...
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scarlet: betty, this is a lawsuit that eliot spitzer brought on against hank greenberg way back when. betty: it led to the ouster of hank greenberg from aig. he voluntarily left, but he was threatened by spitzer, either you go or there will be criminal action taken against you. the $9 million, this was a $5.5 billion case when it first began. that is how much damage the new york state was looking to get out of hank greenberg and aig. is this a victory? in divorce court, there is never a winner on either side. but he is ever actually that happy. you heard the new york attorney general say this is a vindication for them, but at the same time, they came away with $9 million out of $6 billion. joe: greenberg seems to blame has ouster for the eventual downfall of aig, in the sense that would he have been there, they wouldn't have gotten downgraded and that wouldn't have triggered all the margin calls. the incident is massive. to this day, he says that if he had been there, he would have watched out for the financial products and would not have allowed aig to get into those trades. this is
scarlet: betty, this is a lawsuit that eliot spitzer brought on against hank greenberg way back when. betty: it led to the ouster of hank greenberg from aig. he voluntarily left, but he was threatened by spitzer, either you go or there will be criminal action taken against you. the $9 million, this was a $5.5 billion case when it first began. that is how much damage the new york state was looking to get out of hank greenberg and aig. is this a victory? in divorce court, there is never a winner...
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ready copy you are going to continue the defamation case against eliot spitzer. where does that stand? mr. greenberg: it is in the courts. we're waiting for the appellate court. betty: are you relieved that this is pretty much behind you now? mr. greenberg: relieved is not the term. it is i am glad the truth is coming out. i feel sorry for the thousands of people that lost their jobs. i am sorry about what happened to aig as a result of all that. i am sorry to the loss of the country to a great asset. it is a disgrace. betty: whitey you nothing more companies are behind you on trying to get -- why do you more companies are not behind you on trying to get rid of the war and act? -- greenberg: they do not betty: you weren't that the martin at makes it dangerous to do business in new york state, right? greenberg: absolutely. betty: why is it not resonating? mr. greenberg: it does in some parts. general the last two, i think the third one, wants to become governor. and that is wrong. betty: you think business is afraid? mr. greenberg: there should be a law that at th
ready copy you are going to continue the defamation case against eliot spitzer. where does that stand? mr. greenberg: it is in the courts. we're waiting for the appellate court. betty: are you relieved that this is pretty much behind you now? mr. greenberg: relieved is not the term. it is i am glad the truth is coming out. i feel sorry for the thousands of people that lost their jobs. i am sorry about what happened to aig as a result of all that. i am sorry to the loss of the country to a great...
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basically what's happened is that this was a case that was brought in 2005 by eliot spitzer, then the attorney general, following the admission by aig that the company had engaged in certain improper reinsurance transactions while mr. greenberg was the company's ceo. as a result of this mr. greenberg has said that he agrees to settle the case brought by the office of the new york attorney general and as a result of that mr. greenberg and mr. smith have agreed to return the multi-million dollar bonuses that they received while the frauds were on aig's books. so it closes this particular chapter, kelly, of the aig saga. mr. greenberg saying he does agree to settle the case and he will disgeorge all bonuses made during that period of time. >> sue, does that amount to an admission of wrongdoing then? >> you know, all he said was -- and that's why i read it directly. he just said i agree to settle the case. he does not say anything about wrongdoing or not admitting wrongdoing, he just says, in quotes, i agree to settle the case brought against me. >> h'm. >> aig stock is up not related to
basically what's happened is that this was a case that was brought in 2005 by eliot spitzer, then the attorney general, following the admission by aig that the company had engaged in certain improper reinsurance transactions while mr. greenberg was the company's ceo. as a result of this mr. greenberg has said that he agrees to settle the case brought by the office of the new york attorney general and as a result of that mr. greenberg and mr. smith have agreed to return the multi-million dollar...
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look at what happens just today, eliot abrams, eminently qualified to be the undersecretary of state, a man who really could have brought about peace in the middle east with his experience, he passes everybody's test. tillerson says yes, jared kushner says yes, even trump says yes, after meeting with him. and then he finds out that he wrote an article critical of him back in may, and he says, no, i'm going to overrule the secretary. it's hard to be critical of this president. and that's why anybody who accepted the role of white house counsel or mr. no in the white house would be doing it at the risk of his job. i'm very much worried that people are not going to stand up. look what happened to the office of legal counsel. they approved this horrible order without giving him the kind of criticism that office of legal counsel is supposed to do. i think people are afraid that if they give him the truth, he is not going to -- he's going to -- >> jeffrey, are people in his circle too afraid to confront him with something he may not want to hear? >> though, with i don't think so. and ana, t
look at what happens just today, eliot abrams, eminently qualified to be the undersecretary of state, a man who really could have brought about peace in the middle east with his experience, he passes everybody's test. tillerson says yes, jared kushner says yes, even trump says yes, after meeting with him. and then he finds out that he wrote an article critical of him back in may, and he says, no, i'm going to overrule the secretary. it's hard to be critical of this president. and that's why...
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you don't have members like that now but maxine waters and others like eliot engel saying he's not going to shake the president's hand as he goes down the aisle. do you think they should boycott? >> i don't think boycott. he is the president of the united states. you hope you can move him in the direction that helps everyday citizens. what they've seen so far has been alarming to them so you can understand because of the divisive actions and the districts that they represent why this would be alarming, but you have to try. only 40 days in to work with the president. however, they are going to hold his feet to the fire on these promises, on jobs. if he's going to represent the everyday person, why right out of the bag did he make it more difficult for everyday people to get mortgages. why right out of the bag you can't have financial advisers when making decisions. i know you've got to go. i'm just saying. >> quick final thought but it's got to be a sentence. >> we've seen the president come out of the gate killing job regulations, fixing our tax code and the way we're going to continue t
you don't have members like that now but maxine waters and others like eliot engel saying he's not going to shake the president's hand as he goes down the aisle. do you think they should boycott? >> i don't think boycott. he is the president of the united states. you hope you can move him in the direction that helps everyday citizens. what they've seen so far has been alarming to them so you can understand because of the divisive actions and the districts that they represent why this...
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. >> there you hear congressman eliot engel. we'll continue monitoring this news conference about russian sanctions and the constant contact between the trump campaign and russian officials. steny hoyer said meddling with american elections should not be being done by russians. that could have been said by democrats or republicans. >> that's right, the republican position for the most part was that barack obama and his administration were not tough on russia, not that they were being too tough on russia but not tough enough. and general the republican party has been much more hawkish on russia than a lot of democrats. so now it's this really interesting role reversal. certainly we're seeing from both parties some very tough talk on capitol hill. but again, what we really have to question and look at in terms of congress is what is republican leadership going to do about this? they can talk tough about russia but when it comes to applying pressure to the executive and to donald trump, that becomes a sticky political situation for
. >> there you hear congressman eliot engel. we'll continue monitoring this news conference about russian sanctions and the constant contact between the trump campaign and russian officials. steny hoyer said meddling with american elections should not be being done by russians. that could have been said by democrats or republicans. >> that's right, the republican position for the most part was that barack obama and his administration were not tough on russia, not that they were...
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that did not turn out very well for me than turned out very well for eliot spitzer either. but then i lost my race in two thousand and four county executive by three hundred eighty six votes out of two hundred fifty thousand votes and i went back into the private sector and i worked for lazard freres which is a large investment banking advisory firm. and i work for a niche a law firm as well. so i've been in the private sector for the past seven years and steve israel decided he was going to run for reelection as a matter of fact today is the one year anniversary of when he decided he was not running again. so happy anniversary. steve and i decided i would run out a five way primary when the primary and then i had a tough election campaign but i won on november eighth and now my united states congressman one of -- >> what did the losses teach you about politics and running for office? rep. suozzi: you know that's what life is about is about ups and downs. my father was born in italy and my grandfather used to give advice as an italian to the new couples and family weddings
that did not turn out very well for me than turned out very well for eliot spitzer either. but then i lost my race in two thousand and four county executive by three hundred eighty six votes out of two hundred fifty thousand votes and i went back into the private sector and i worked for lazard freres which is a large investment banking advisory firm. and i work for a niche a law firm as well. so i've been in the private sector for the past seven years and steve israel decided he was going to...
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and here are new york congressman eliot engel's remarks from the floor earlier. recognized for one minute. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i have long prided myself on working across the aisle to get constituents r my and alt american people. that's what most people want, a government that grapples with tough issues in a constructive way. unfortunately, since january 20, the constituents and alt american people. that's what most people new admn no interest in working with the congress on both sides to tackle problems, including russia's unlawful interference in last year's election. that's why i decided not to stand on the aisle of the house chamber to shake the president's hand during this joint session of congress as i have done in the past through democratic and republican administrations alike. this will be the first time during my 29 years in the house that i have made this decision. i have deep respect for the presidency and i will attend the joint session, but that respect between branches must be mutual. the president has attacked the free press by cal
and here are new york congressman eliot engel's remarks from the floor earlier. recognized for one minute. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i have long prided myself on working across the aisle to get constituents r my and alt american people. that's what most people want, a government that grapples with tough issues in a constructive way. unfortunately, since january 20, the constituents and alt american people. that's what most people new admn no interest in working with the congress on...
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i'm joined as you can tell by chairman eliot engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and ranking member of the intelligence committee, mr. schiff. in addition, we are expecting mr. rooney and mr. kinzinger from illinois. they are both in committees. if they can get out, they'll be joining us. today, we're introducing a bipartisan legislation to ensure that russia does not receive any sanctions relief until it earns it. clearly, there has been some confusion as to exactly what is the status of sanctions that exists with reference to actions that russians have taken in ukraine and that they have taken with respect to hacking into american elections with the intent of having an impact on those elections. all of us were alarmed by russia's illegal occupation of crimea and its support for the armed insurgency in ukraine. along with russians' brazen interference in last year's u.s. election, which ought to be of concern and is of concern in a bipartisan fashion, these actions have earned putin and his cronies harsh sanctions. no foreign power, especially one so committed to thw
i'm joined as you can tell by chairman eliot engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and ranking member of the intelligence committee, mr. schiff. in addition, we are expecting mr. rooney and mr. kinzinger from illinois. they are both in committees. if they can get out, they'll be joining us. today, we're introducing a bipartisan legislation to ensure that russia does not receive any sanctions relief until it earns it. clearly, there has been some confusion as to exactly what is...
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i'm joined as you can tell by chairman eliot engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and ranking member of the intelligence committee, mr. schiff. in addition, we are expecting mr. rooney and mr. kinzinger from illinois. they are both in committees. if they can get out, they'll be joining us. today, we're introducing a bipartisan legislation to ensure that russia does not receive any sanctions relief until it earns it. clearly, there has been some confusion as to exactly what is the status of sanctions that exists with reference to actions that russians have taken in ukraine and that they have taken with respect to hacking into american elections with the intent of having an impact on those elections. all of us were alarmed by russia's illegal occupation of crimea and its support for the armed insurgency in ukraine. along with russians' brazen interference in last year's u.s. election, which ought to be of concern and is of concern in a bipartisan fashion, these actions have earned putin and his cronies harsh sanctions. no foreign power, especially one so committed to thw
i'm joined as you can tell by chairman eliot engel, ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and ranking member of the intelligence committee, mr. schiff. in addition, we are expecting mr. rooney and mr. kinzinger from illinois. they are both in committees. if they can get out, they'll be joining us. today, we're introducing a bipartisan legislation to ensure that russia does not receive any sanctions relief until it earns it. clearly, there has been some confusion as to exactly what is...
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engel: good afternoon, i'm eliot engel, ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you, madam leader, and thank you fellow ranking members. good afternoon. the national security council is at the top of our foreign policy decisionmaking apparatus. if the council's dysfunctional, if it's leadership is compromised, it puts our national security at risk. so it's a good thing that general flynn stepped down. but his departure raises more questions than it answers. what promises the general flynn make to putin's ambassador and who was involved? how deep are the connections between russia and president trump's campaign prior to the election? why did the white house ignore the warnings of the justice department and allow someone subject to putin's blackmail to remain in a critical national security role? this problem, therefore, is far from resolved. we need to pursue, punish, and protect. pursue the answers about russia's interference in our election and putin's ongoing ties to this administration. a thorough investigation by a nonpartisan commission. punish suppose
engel: good afternoon, i'm eliot engel, ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you, madam leader, and thank you fellow ranking members. good afternoon. the national security council is at the top of our foreign policy decisionmaking apparatus. if the council's dysfunctional, if it's leadership is compromised, it puts our national security at risk. so it's a good thing that general flynn stepped down. but his departure raises more questions than it answers. what promises...
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democrats on the foreign affairs committee, this is the statement put out yesterday from representative eliot engel. the general fund was in contact with russian officials during the campaign. president putin was working to tip the scales in president trump's favor. congress needs to take steps such as passing my secure our democracy act to punish those responsible. the house judiciary committee also in a tweet this morning attaching a letter they sent to house oversight. elijah cummings calling for a briefing concerning mr. flynn and being subject to russian blackmail. you can find this on twitter as well. judith in west virginia. go ahead. caller: i am a lifelong democrat. i did not vote one time for a republican. peoplet understand these that think donald trump is so innocent. the last lady that called said she was a lifelong democrat but voted for trump. these people are not that stupid. that they would put a man in innocent butts so lies constantly during the process to vote a president in. it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that people could be that naive and especially a lot of chris
democrats on the foreign affairs committee, this is the statement put out yesterday from representative eliot engel. the general fund was in contact with russian officials during the campaign. president putin was working to tip the scales in president trump's favor. congress needs to take steps such as passing my secure our democracy act to punish those responsible. the house judiciary committee also in a tweet this morning attaching a letter they sent to house oversight. elijah cummings...
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eliot who said the only form of knowledge we can aspire to is humility and humility is endless. that's a cover. we have not had a president like this, however many days it has been. the question from somebody who has tried to be analytic and step back and say about what is going to happen. in the early days, there are certain things the president can do. he can put some orders out. not that they have been put out efficiently. in the end, on the big issues, taxes, affordable care act, military policy, those sort of things, he is to go through congress. the question people often ask, isn't the congress an independent form of government? the founders, i'm trying to put this in an objective way. the founders knew you might have political operatives who probably were not grand. [laughter] ms. caen: good job. mr. brady: that was pretty good. they built a system that has checks and balances, and that is what they are for. the question is, but i don't think it is the congress that will stop them. the democrats will not decide, it will be the republicans in congress. i will give you the
eliot who said the only form of knowledge we can aspire to is humility and humility is endless. that's a cover. we have not had a president like this, however many days it has been. the question from somebody who has tried to be analytic and step back and say about what is going to happen. in the early days, there are certain things the president can do. he can put some orders out. not that they have been put out efficiently. in the end, on the big issues, taxes, affordable care act, military...
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eliot please. os siesta key -- succeeded in securing victories to use our new authority to file a brief with the supreme court from the department of homeland security and in the decision they agreed with arguments on behalf of a whistle-blower. since 2012 policy has received and investigated 243 retaliation cases on gsa employees that we could not investigate prior to the wpea. another new element is the anti-negative aboard air provision which ensures that protection will supersede any nondisclosure agreements and requires any non disclosure agreement includes language that clearly states the employee may still flow the whistle even after they sign the agreement or are subject to policy. and for saying baghdad provision we have obtained nearly three dozen corrective actions and issued specific guidance to agencies on this topic. also with provisions that are set to expire this year the ombudsman's program that was discussed in the review program oic strongly recommends both of these speak made pe
eliot please. os siesta key -- succeeded in securing victories to use our new authority to file a brief with the supreme court from the department of homeland security and in the decision they agreed with arguments on behalf of a whistle-blower. since 2012 policy has received and investigated 243 retaliation cases on gsa employees that we could not investigate prior to the wpea. another new element is the anti-negative aboard air provision which ensures that protection will supersede any...
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with no further ado, eliot cohen. >> great to be here. important that every book event remember it is to sell books. a copy of the big stick, television audience, a very important book. on groundhog day we are meeting and that is very apropos. by the way those who don't know punxsutawney phil saw his shadow, we are in for another six weeks of winter. the movie groundhog day is one of my favorite movies. those who have seen it know that bill murray wakes up every day and it is groundhog day again. and some sense, that is a metaphor for what eliot cohen is writing about. every so often the united states needs to learn the lesson that military power is important. we had to relearn that lesson after world war ii, korea, vietnam, we have to learn it again after the last 15 years. in some sense, that is the subject of eliot cohen's book. as a lapsed diplomat having been a particular -- practitioner for 30 years am i associate myself with comments that george kennan made, though he is not my favorite foreign service officer, but the archetype of
with no further ado, eliot cohen. >> great to be here. important that every book event remember it is to sell books. a copy of the big stick, television audience, a very important book. on groundhog day we are meeting and that is very apropos. by the way those who don't know punxsutawney phil saw his shadow, we are in for another six weeks of winter. the movie groundhog day is one of my favorite movies. those who have seen it know that bill murray wakes up every day and it is groundhog...
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so eliot lays the dragon of strategy in this book i pointing out that any sort of grand intellectual design or theory or blueprint or plan isn't going to survive very long in the real world. and as someone who actually came from teaching a class with the words grand strategy in the title, let me push back because i think that your critique of grand schemes, i think you may actually be critiquing a strawman version of grand strategy so we believe that grand strategy is indeed a step-by-step plan or something that can lend a seamless coherence to foreign policy, you're right.it is truly hopeless in any interest but i would say i think most people who argue in favor of grand strategy think it's something a little bit different and perhaps more modest. it's just a very basic set of principles, ideas, of priorities that guide how you react to a chaotic world and even how you adapt in the face of unforeseen event. it's a sense of what is most important as a country? what are the things that most threatened that? and in general, how can i apply what resources i have to fix it? if you take t
so eliot lays the dragon of strategy in this book i pointing out that any sort of grand intellectual design or theory or blueprint or plan isn't going to survive very long in the real world. and as someone who actually came from teaching a class with the words grand strategy in the title, let me push back because i think that your critique of grand schemes, i think you may actually be critiquing a strawman version of grand strategy so we believe that grand strategy is indeed a step-by-step plan...
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other members of congress including jim costa, eliot engel, l florez, alcee hastings, jim mcgovern, jan, frank wolf and alan lowenthal. we're honored to be joined -- [applause] >> we are honored to be joined by many ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic corps, including ambassador robert king, the impassioned accident, the represent of kristen, former ambassador david saperstein, ambassadors from unesco, bert walker and the ambassador of iraq. please join me and recognize the ambassadors. [applause] >> we would like to extend our
other members of congress including jim costa, eliot engel, l florez, alcee hastings, jim mcgovern, jan, frank wolf and alan lowenthal. we're honored to be joined -- [applause] >> we are honored to be joined by many ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic corps, including ambassador robert king, the impassioned accident, the represent of kristen, former ambassador david saperstein, ambassadors from unesco, bert walker and the ambassador of iraq. please join me and recognize the...
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. >> this week, from alex mo of nbc news related to the president's speech tonight, congressman eliot engel will announce for the first time in his 29 years here he will not stand on the isle to shake the president of the united states hand during the joint session tonight. now here's attorney general jeff sessions speaking this morning at the national association of attorney general winter meeting. >>. [applause]
. >> this week, from alex mo of nbc news related to the president's speech tonight, congressman eliot engel will announce for the first time in his 29 years here he will not stand on the isle to shake the president of the united states hand during the joint session tonight. now here's attorney general jeff sessions speaking this morning at the national association of attorney general winter meeting. >>. [applause]
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eliot slays the dragon of grand strategy. by pointing out that any sort of grand intellectual design or theory or blueprint or plan isn't going to survive very long in the real world. as someone who came with the word grand strategy in the title i think your critique of grand schemes is well taken but i think you may actually be critiquing a strawman version of grand strategy. if you believe the grand strategy is a step is to plan or something that can be a seamless coherence to policy then you are right. i would say and i think most people who are in favor of a grand strategy think of something a little bit different perhaps more modest and a very basic set of symbols and ideas and priorities that guide how you interact in a chaotic world and even how you adapt in the face of unforeseen events. it's a sense of what is the most important to me as a country. what are the things that most threaten that and a general sense how can i apply what resources i have to get the good stuff? i think if you take that as the definition you
eliot slays the dragon of grand strategy. by pointing out that any sort of grand intellectual design or theory or blueprint or plan isn't going to survive very long in the real world. as someone who came with the word grand strategy in the title i think your critique of grand schemes is well taken but i think you may actually be critiquing a strawman version of grand strategy. if you believe the grand strategy is a step is to plan or something that can be a seamless coherence to policy then you...
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at 7:30, a look at the military forces with eliot cohen. then at 8:45 p.m. eastern, rolling stones matt taibbi looks back at the 2016 presidential campaign.
at 7:30, a look at the military forces with eliot cohen. then at 8:45 p.m. eastern, rolling stones matt taibbi looks back at the 2016 presidential campaign.
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. >> this week, from alex mo of nbc news related to the president's speech tonight, congressman eliot engel will announce for the first time in his 29 years here he will not stand on the isle to shake the president of the united states hand during the joint session tonight. now here's attorney general jeff sessions speaking this morning at the national association of attorney general winter meeting. >>. [applause] >> it's a great pleasure to welcome general sessions to this meeting. here to introduce him is a longtime personal and political and collegiate ally, luther strange. i'd like to direct the new position, senator strange, come forward. [applause] for six years luther served as attorney general and was very active in the national association of attorney general serving on several committees and serving as chair, senator strange. >> good morning colleagues. i miss you all very much already and it's a great honor to serve in this organization and it's been maybe once or twice that i've said could i get, this is a wonderful organization and is an honor to introduce my good friend
. >> this week, from alex mo of nbc news related to the president's speech tonight, congressman eliot engel will announce for the first time in his 29 years here he will not stand on the isle to shake the president of the united states hand during the joint session tonight. now here's attorney general jeff sessions speaking this morning at the national association of attorney general winter meeting. >>. [applause] >> it's a great pleasure to welcome general sessions to this...
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honored to have leader nancy pelosi with us along with other members of congress including jim costa, eliot engel, l florez, alcee hastings, jim mcgovern, jan, frank wolf and alan lowenthal. we're honored to be joined -- [applause] >> we are honored to be joined by many ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic corps, including ambassador robert king, the impassioned accident, the represent of kristen, former ambassador david saperstein, ambassadors from unesco, bert walker and the ambassador of iraq. please join me and recognize the ambassadors. [applause] >> we would like to extend our gratitude to the individuals who have worked to make this event possible. among them, jared, for his work to get vian here, and we are so glad that you are here. [applause] former recipient of the lantos prize rejoined just today, taking. [applause] >> kate came from the lantos foundation advisory board, and john as well. thank you all. [applause] >> vian, we are here because of you but we also hear because in your story we recognize our own. we see the story of my grandmother who had to swim a river on
honored to have leader nancy pelosi with us along with other members of congress including jim costa, eliot engel, l florez, alcee hastings, jim mcgovern, jan, frank wolf and alan lowenthal. we're honored to be joined -- [applause] >> we are honored to be joined by many ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic corps, including ambassador robert king, the impassioned accident, the represent of kristen, former ambassador david saperstein, ambassadors from unesco, bert walker and the...
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as for the push of administration official eliot cohen wrote in the method won't press us of because the problem is one of temperament and character it will not get better. it will get worse as power and intoxicant trump and those around him. you will probably end in calamity. david brooks concludes trump's first 10 days in office have made clear that this is not a normal administration. it is a problem that demands a response here it is a callous, bumbling group that demands either personal loyalty or the acts. with most administration you can agree sometimes and disagree other times but this one is a danger to the party and the nation in its existential nature, and so sooner or later all will have to choose what side they are on and live forever afterwards with the choice did i ask unanimous consent of the full article be added at the conclusion of my remarks in the record speak without objection, so ordered. >> it is getting to be standup time here in congress. nominees have to meet a higher standard when the white house traffics in alternative facts. if i depend conspiracy theori
as for the push of administration official eliot cohen wrote in the method won't press us of because the problem is one of temperament and character it will not get better. it will get worse as power and intoxicant trump and those around him. you will probably end in calamity. david brooks concludes trump's first 10 days in office have made clear that this is not a normal administration. it is a problem that demands a response here it is a callous, bumbling group that demands either personal...
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eliot aficionado of sorts. george didn't write that part of the story, but he used it in his storytelling all the time with the reference to the famous lina from the love song. well, george would say, my arm was rather like a ragged claw. come on. [laughter] when that story was expanded, when that s.i. story was expanded into george's first bestseller called "out of my league," ernest hemingway wirede george that it was, quoting here, beautifully on receivedd and incredibly conceived with the chilling quality of a true nightmare, the dark side of the moon of walter mitty. [laughter] well, it was a gift from hemingway intended as a marketing blurb, and hemingway's walter mitty analogy has a surface be truth to it, but it overlooked the obvious, and that is that the differences in mitty's day dreams, he always succeeded. in george's real life adventures, he always failed. the truth is, george's work had much more to do with every man than mitty which, you know, was always obscured by george's careful, receive dep
eliot aficionado of sorts. george didn't write that part of the story, but he used it in his storytelling all the time with the reference to the famous lina from the love song. well, george would say, my arm was rather like a ragged claw. come on. [laughter] when that story was expanded, when that s.i. story was expanded into george's first bestseller called "out of my league," ernest hemingway wirede george that it was, quoting here, beautifully on receivedd and incredibly conceived...
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eliot who said that the only form of knowledge that we can aspire to is humility, and humility is endless. one of the predictions i start with. what kind of trouble? we have not had a president like this or we have not had 10 or however many, 11, 12, however many days it is, we've not had a president that has behaved like this. so the question is from someone who is charged of analytic and step back and say what's going to happen, so in the early days there are certain things a president can do, the refugee cards, et cetera, he can orders out, not that they've been put up or efficiently but he can put orders out. but in the end on the big issues, taxes, affordable care act, military policy, those sorts of things, the user has to go through congress party basically has to go through congress. the question people often ask is is congress an independent branch of government? the founders, they put the constitution together, they, tried to put this in an objective way. the founders knew that you might have political operatives that probably were not grant. [laughter] -- grand. spirit that was
eliot who said that the only form of knowledge that we can aspire to is humility, and humility is endless. one of the predictions i start with. what kind of trouble? we have not had a president like this or we have not had 10 or however many, 11, 12, however many days it is, we've not had a president that has behaved like this. so the question is from someone who is charged of analytic and step back and say what's going to happen, so in the early days there are certain things a president can...
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in response, not only eliot richardson but archibald cox resigned. that was a key constitutional moment at that time and decisions were made by people of integrity to stand up for the law and constitution even if it meant walking away from the office that they had been asked to hold. we can expect nothing less. mr. chairman, when senator sessions came to see me in my office, i was heartened by one thing. he didn't come in and tell me that he was the new jeff sessions that he had reinvented himself for this position. he didn't try to do that but we know one another quite well. not involve involve other refugd immigration i have to be question that based on what we have already heard from both senator feinstein and senator leahy, this article in the "washington post" suggests that he was involved in directly but definitely involved. the directives that have the fingerprints were also on nearly all of them. it's the globalism and the term used on the extreme right for a threat to the united states by free trade and international alliances that the immig
in response, not only eliot richardson but archibald cox resigned. that was a key constitutional moment at that time and decisions were made by people of integrity to stand up for the law and constitution even if it meant walking away from the office that they had been asked to hold. we can expect nothing less. mr. chairman, when senator sessions came to see me in my office, i was heartened by one thing. he didn't come in and tell me that he was the new jeff sessions that he had reinvented...
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moving on, another collection highlight, we have eliot ness' original credentials. so eliot ness was the head of this group that later became known as the "untouchables" during the prohibition era. we have his credentials. he was a prohibition agent. the prohibition agents were originally under the treasury department. these were his credentials from 1927. with the treasury department. and then eventually, the bureau of prohibition moved to the department of justice. and so he was issued these credentials in 1932. and then another object we have, this was a revolver, gun, and holster that belonged to daniel webster roberts, who was a well-known texas ranger. he was a captain in company d of the texas rangers. you can see it even says his holster, it says company d, his very own. and this is a colt 1849 pocket revolver. so you can see that. and the texas ranger star on there. rebecca: i think most of the american public does not realize how important law enforcement is in their lives. law enforcement is something you don't think about until you have an emergency or,
moving on, another collection highlight, we have eliot ness' original credentials. so eliot ness was the head of this group that later became known as the "untouchables" during the prohibition era. we have his credentials. he was a prohibition agent. the prohibition agents were originally under the treasury department. these were his credentials from 1927. with the treasury department. and then eventually, the bureau of prohibition moved to the department of justice. and so he was...
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didn't turn out very well for eliot spitzer either. then i lost my race in 2009 for county executive and went back into the private sector i worked for a large investment banking advisory firm. and i worked for a law firm as well. so i have been in the private sector for the past seven years. steve israel decided he wasn't going to run for reelection. today is the one-year anniversary of when he decided he was not running again. happy anniversary, steve. i decided i would run. a five-way primary. i won the primary. then i had a tough election campaign, but i won on november 8th, and now i am a united states congressman. >> what did the losses teach you about politics and running for office? >> that's what life is about, about ups and downs. my father was born in italy. my grandfather used to give advice in italian to the new couples in weddings. he would say you can't have the roses without the thorns. you couldn't appreciate the good things in life without the suffering as well. that's part of life, facing tough times and seeing wheth
didn't turn out very well for eliot spitzer either. then i lost my race in 2009 for county executive and went back into the private sector i worked for a large investment banking advisory firm. and i worked for a law firm as well. so i have been in the private sector for the past seven years. steve israel decided he wasn't going to run for reelection. today is the one-year anniversary of when he decided he was not running again. happy anniversary, steve. i decided i would run. a five-way...
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moving on, another collection highlight, we have eliot ness 'original credentials. he was the head of the group that became known as the untouchables during the prohibition era. agent.a prohibition they were originally under the treasury department. credentials from 1927. eventually, the bureau of prohibition moved to the department of justice. another object, this is a holster that and belong to daniel webster roberts, a well-known texas ranger. it even says the company, his very own. this is a cold 1849 pocket revolver. the texas ranger star in there. americanost of the public does not realize how important law enforcement is. law enforcement is something you don't think about until you have an emergency or if you are one of those people who think about law enforcement only in connection with getting a traffic ticket. law enforcement is something that's always present. it's always there to provide a secure, safe space and you know it's working best when you are not aware of it. but it is an important part of who we are as a democracy. tois essential for people rea
moving on, another collection highlight, we have eliot ness 'original credentials. he was the head of the group that became known as the untouchables during the prohibition era. agent.a prohibition they were originally under the treasury department. credentials from 1927. eventually, the bureau of prohibition moved to the department of justice. another object, this is a holster that and belong to daniel webster roberts, a well-known texas ranger. it even says the company, his very own. this is...
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including "neptune, the allied invasion of europe and the d-day andings" -- that book won the samuel eliot morrison award for literature. the author of "lincoln and his admirals," which won the lincoln prize in 2009. in recognition of his extraordinary contributions, the noble -- the naval historical foundation awarded him the navalore deadly w knox history award for a lifetime achievement. john marszalak came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the executiveing director of the ulysses s. grant library. his honors include an excellence in writing award from the u.s. army historical foundation for his work, the best writings of ulysses s. grant, which was published in 2015. as testament to the high regard in which john is held, several of his students contributed to an edited volume titled "of times and race, essays inspired marscalek." they are now infer married well. [laughter] something they share with lincoln. their better halves are two women that i admire deeply and that i'm sure all of you will join me in that same sentiments. their husbands will discuss johnston and sherman, the
including "neptune, the allied invasion of europe and the d-day andings" -- that book won the samuel eliot morrison award for literature. the author of "lincoln and his admirals," which won the lincoln prize in 2009. in recognition of his extraordinary contributions, the noble -- the naval historical foundation awarded him the navalore deadly w knox history award for a lifetime achievement. john marszalak came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the executiveing director...
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. >> prosecutors have noticed that other prosecutors, like eliot spitzez richard blumenthal, won high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> you see all these regulations around here? they will comb the books, and they will find something. >> this could happen to you. they can take any law that they think you broke and take you to trial, and whether you win or lose you're going to lose because, by the time you're done fighting it, you're broke. >> of course, the government never goes broke. they must have spent a million taxpayer dollars going after >> i >> i heard they spent 5 million. >> the amount of money it takes bankrupts the typical person. >> how much money does it take? >> i've had clients that spent $10 million. >> i cannot even imagine how much money they spent prosecuting my husband. >> the feds tried jill barron's husband jack and lost. but instead of apologizing for getting it wrong, they threatened to fine him $37,000 a what t what terrible crime did the government say jack and jill committed? tryin trying to build a house on their own property. the coun
. >> prosecutors have noticed that other prosecutors, like eliot spitzez richard blumenthal, won high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> you see all these regulations around here? they will comb the books, and they will find something. >> this could happen to you. they can take any law that they think you broke and take you to trial, and whether you win or lose you're going to lose because, by the time you're done fighting it, you're broke. >> of...